Pre-Animal Health Technology A.S. (Leading to all Vet Tech programs at Michigan State University)

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Montcalm Community College’s Pre-Animal Health Technology Associate Degree program prepares students for Michigan State University’s Veterinary Technology Bachelor Degree Program. Licensed veterinary technicians are integral members of the veterinary health care team that have been educated in the care and handling of animals, the basic principles of normal and abnormal life processes, and in routine laboratory and clinical procedures. Veterinary technicians work under the supervision of a veterinarian and are able to perform a wide variety of procedures, however they are not able to diagnose, perform surgery or prescribe.

Veterinary technicians and technologists have a wide array of employment opportunities upon graduation. They may go into private practice, teaching, research, regulatory medicine, public health, zoo medicine, humane society work and many other veterinary and animal related positions. Salaries for veterinary technicians and technologists vary depending on the degree earned, experience, responsibility, geographic location, and employment type. However the average salaries reported by MSU Veterinary Technology graduates range from $12 to $18 per hour.

Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine offers an Accredited Veterinary Technology Program with two degree options. A Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Technology.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. A minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) are required for all associate degree programs.

Program Requirements at MCC

In addition to the courses listed below, students will have to take elective credits (100 level or higher), as needed, to complete 60-credit total.

Life Skills

The following course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Life Skills (the skills needed to succeed in work-life including critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, professionalism, self-awareness, and self-management) and is required in the students’ first semester at MCC:

GNST 100 - Success Skills for the 21st Century 3 Credit:

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, both required:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, (BIOL 121 , BIOL 122 , and CHEM 220 are also Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses), all required:

AGRI 110 - Introduction to Animal Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 115 - Zoology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, one required:

MATH 180 - Precalculus 5 Credit:

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, all required:

HIST 250 - United States History to 1865 3 Credit:
HIST 251 - United States History Since 1865 3 Credit:
POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Cultural Literacy, choose two from different disciplines:

ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought and Literature: 1865 - Present 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:

Program Requirements at MSU

For more information on the course requirements at MSU, please visit: https://cvm.msu.edu/student-information/cvm-undergraduate-programs/veterinary-technology-program

Other programs:

MCC also offers a Pre-Animal Health Technology Certificate (Leading to Vet Tech Bachelor’s Degree at Michigan State University) program.

Transfer Disclosure:

Universities can change the transfer courses they accept without notifying MCC. Students are advised to contact the transfer university to verify transferability.